Existing workplace bullying literature suggests that ethno-racial minorities and women are more likely to be bullied in relation their ethnicity, race or gender. However, very few studies apply an intersectional framework of analysis consider, for instance, how status gender interacts affect general experiences reporting decisions. This article uses analytical a cross-sectional quantitative the...

BACKGROUND Research is an increasingly important aspect of higher medical training for many doctors. Studies investigating sources of stress, isolation, and workplace bullying have not previously sought information in this setting. METHODS An internet based questionnaire survey of doctors undertaking research (n = 259) was conducted to examine stressors and levels of job satisfaction in this ...

BACKGROUND Health care professionals, including physicians, are at high risk of encountering workplace violence. At the same time physician turnover is an increasing problem that threatens the functioning of the health care sector worldwide. The present study examined the prospective associations of work-related physical violence and bullying with physicians' turnover intentions and job satisfa...

Purpose: The main scope of the survey was to examine how school bullying and victimization experiences affect workplace victimization, as also role personality traits environment this relation. It aimed investigate consequences on mental health employees who are targets well reaction mechanisms against bullying.
 Method: 302 from four private companies in Cyprus completed Organizational Cu...

In recent series of studies, we have shown that targets of workplace bullying are at risk of expulsion in working life, both from current employment (e.g. in terms of changing employer) and from working life itself (e.g. becoming unemployed). The most recent of these, Take It or Leave: A Five-Year Prospective Study of Workplace Bullying and Indicators of Expulsion in Working Life was recently p...

This article discusses the process of building a learning culture. It began with establishing acceptance and connection with the nurse unit manager and the ward team. In the early phases of developing rapport, bullying became apparent. Because bullying undermines sharing and trust, the hallmarks of learning environments, the early intervention work assisted staff to recognize and counteract bul...

Despite the recent increase in focus on workplace bullying, research into the phenomenon referred to as ‘upwards bullying’ (i.e. managers who are bullied by their staff) has received modest attention. This paper presents the results from two studies, an interview and questionnaire study, into upwards bullying. In particular, the results in relation to the social support managers who had been up...

As many as 53.5 million American workers have experienced workplace bullying, which can cost organizations an estimated $200 billion annually in lost productivity, increased sick d ays, increased med ical claims, legal costs, and staff turnover. Bullying can occur in any profession, but for many reasons it is most prevalent in healthcare. Bullying behavior in healthcare has been reported and do...

BACKGROUND Common mental disorders (CMD) are prevalent in working populations and have adverse consequences for employee well-being and work ability, even leading to early retirement. Several studies report associations between psychosocial working conditions and CMD. However, there is a lack of longitudinal research within a broad framework of psychosocial working conditions and improvement in...